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Diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi told reporters in Geneva that "there have been moments when one side has even acknowledged the concerns and difficulties of the other side," the BBC reports. But Brahimi also said a "wide" gap remains between the two sides. What's more, NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Geneva that Brahimi "stated more than once his wish that a second round [of talks] can...

The mediator for the U.N.-brokered Syrian peace talks says Russia and the United States have promised to try break the deadlock. U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said after meeting with senior U.S. and Russian officials on Thursday that they have pledged to try "to unblock...

The Syrian opposition is urging Russia to take a more forceful stand with the Syrian government to help kickstart faltering peace talks in Geneva. Anas al-Abdeh, a member of the opposition's negotiating team in Geneva said Wednesday they...

Transcript of press briefing with the Secretary-General and Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative for Syria I have an announcement to make and because of its nature I wanted to make it in person. It is with great regret that, following consultations with the Arab League Secretary-General Nabil El Araby, I have decided to accept the request of Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi to...

DAMASCUS, Syria – A Syrian government official says the Arab League-U.N. envoy has met with President Bashar Assad in Damascus. The official says Lakhdar Brahimi held talks with Assad early Wednesday. It was the first direct contact between the men since Brahimi angered...

The Syrian opposition is urging Russia to take a more forceful stand with the Syrian government to help kickstart faltering peace talks in Geneva. Anas al-Abdeh, a member of the opposition's negotiating team in Geneva said Wednesday they...

The UK and France have blamed the Syrian government for the collapse of peace talks with the opposition in Geneva. "The responsibility for it lies squarely with the Assad regime," UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said. His French counterpart, Laurent Fabius, said the government had "blocked any progress". UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi apologised to the Syrian people for the...